linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] Hyperv detection

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Message-ID: <20100519181926.GA22228@kroah.com>
Date:	Wed, 19 May 2010 11:19:26 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Ky Srinivasan <ksrinivasan@...ell.com>, hjanssen@...rosoft.com,
	mingo@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Hyperv detection - code cleanup

On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 10:50:54AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 05/19/2010 10:20 AM, Ky Srinivasan wrote:
> > From: K. Y. Srinivasan <ksrinivasan@...ell.com>
> > Subject: Code cleanup - get rid of the "ms" prefix in hyperv related files.  
> > 
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <ksrinivasan@...ell.com>
> 
> NAK in the extreme.
> 
> "hyperv" -- without the capitalization to make it stand out -- is way
> too easy to read as just an abbreviation for "hypervisor".

Which is what I confused it with, and hence I wrote the ms_* changes in
my patch.  But KY wanted it changed back so I suggested he write a
patch.

I personally like the ms_ stuff, it makes it more obvious what is going
on here, but that's just me.

thanks,

greg k-h
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